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1	Woody Allen	3.1766	40	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 10 2000s - 13	1. Annie Hall (1977) 2. Manhattan (1979) 3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 4. Radio Days (1987) See all Woody Allen movie rankings
2	Joel Coen	2.9984	14	1980s - 2 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. Serious Man, A (2009) 2. Barton Fink (1991) 3. Big Lebowski, The (1998) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) See all Joel Coen movie rankings
3	Terry Gilliam	2.9553	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 3 1980s - 4 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Time Bandits (1981) 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 3. Brazil (1985) 4. Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) See all Terry Gilliam movie rankings
4	Wes Anderson	2.9437	8	1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) 2. Rushmore (1998) 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) 4. Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004) See all Wes Anderson movie rankings
5	Rob Reiner	2.9223	15	1980s - 5 1990s - 7 2000s - 3	1. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 2. Princess Bride, The (1987) 3. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 4. Stand by Me (1986) See all Rob Reiner movie rankings
6	Kevin Smith	2.8984	9	1990s - 5 2000s - 4	1. Clerks. (1994) 2. Chasing Amy (1997) 3. Clerks II (2006) 4. Dogma (1999) See all Kevin Smith movie rankings
7	John Lounsbery	2.8616	46	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 7 1960s - 6 1970s - 6	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. Robin Hood (1973) 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
8	Howard Hawks	2.8553	40	1920s - 7 1930s - 14 1940s - 10 1950s - 5 1960s - 3 1970s - 1	1. Bringing Up Baby (1938) 2. His Girl Friday (1940) 3. Twentieth Century (1934) 4. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) See all Howard Hawks movie rankings
9	Frank Oz	2.8340	13	1980s - 4 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 2. Bowfinger (1999) 3. In & Out (1997) 4. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) See all Frank Oz movie rankings
10	John Hughes	2.8312	7	1980s - 6 1990s - 1	1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 3. Sixteen Candles (1984) 4. Weird Science (1985) See all John Hughes movie rankings

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